If you're a sports bettor, you know very well that summer time is usually a quiet period when it comes to betting. While there are still a few sports to bet on like car racing and tennis, the major sports like basketball, football and hockey are on their off-season during the summer. This surely means that a fewer amount of bets will be taking place during that time since the 3 major sports are by far the most popular among sports bettors.

Still, many bettors who have strong urge to bet will find something to put their money on, even during down time, but there exist a pretty good argument against constantly betting all year around. Unless you're big into betting on MLB baseball, the summer time is probably the perfect time to take a break, refresh and recharge for the next season when NBA, NFL and NHL is running. The smartest bettors takes break from betting and so should too. Below is a list of 5 good reason why every sports bettors need a break:

1) Rest - Those who are serious about it will tell you sports betting can be grueling. There aren't too many breaks during the season, regardless of the sports you're betting on. Let's say you're primarily a NBA bettor, you will have to spend a lot of time looking at statistics and match-up that you hope could give you an edge on making the right decision. Betting on NFL or NBA means there are games to bet on everyday which means you have to always be on the look out thus not having any time to take a break.

Being a serious sports bettors is not physically demanding, but it can take a toll on you mentally. You will have to do a lot of numbers crunching, analyze massive amount of statistics and take a close look at match-ups until your eyes pops out. You will also have to deal with all the stress that the inevitable losing streaks brings and the angers that comes with losing games that you feel you should had won. I'm also sure you will be screaming and cursing the name of professional players who let you down because their bad play made you lose your bet.

All these things above will cause you a lot of stress, so it is advised that you take some time off away to refresh a bit. You may think it's not needed, but believe me, you'd be surprised what a break can do for you mentally. It doesn't have to be a long break and just a week or 2 is enough to get your mind right so that you can make sharper betting decision. Go ahead and take a rest!

2) Ignore the losses - You may feel the same way but over the course of a week or month of betting, when I look back at things, I don't really remember the successful winning bets. What I do remember too clearly is the agonizing losses and the late blown leads or referee mistakes that all led to me losing money from bets that should have won. These frustrating type of losses can be very hard to accept and can have a bad effect on you if you're mentally soft. With that in mind, it makes it even more important to take some time away from betting so that all the frustration of losing can fade away so that when you come back, you will be able to start with a fresh mind. So again, the summer time is when you should take that break and I strongly believe it'll do you a world of good.

3) Learn - Once you deeply immerse yourself into sports betting by handicapping game and making bets, you will quickly find out that you won't have the time or energy for anything else. That would only occur once you take a break from it all to do other things like spending time with your family. You could even use your break to read about different strategies that could possibly make you a better sports bettor. There are many websites and articles on the internet that offers a wealth of insights and information that could aid your betting method. With that said, if you feel your betting career is not as fruitful as you'd like it to be, it could be time to take a break from it and go back to the drawing board and re-calibrate your strategy for the purpose of making improvement.

4) Get your hunger for success back - In the case you have been betting for a long time without ever taking a meaningful break, the fire in your belly that is needed for success may not be burning at full capacity. I've long known that you're at your best as a bettor when hunger for success will lead you to do whatever is needed. If your desire or intensity is waning, you will surely not be able to work as hard and your mind won't be as sharp. All of that will translate to bad betting decisions which would lead to your bankroll not growing as fast as you once had hoped it would. The gap between a very successful bettor and a losing one is not that much in terms of win percentage, so not having that bit of passion and hunger may have a huge impact. By taking a breathe off sports betting and give yourself a break, then it is likely the necessary hunger will build up once again so that once you come back, you will be ready to attack the games with full force.

5) Discover Insights - As you well know, sometimes, one can find it very hard to figure out something, no matter the amount of time you spend on it. And then you finally give up in huge frustration by going to bed. The next day, when you wake up, the answer is right there starring at your face like it's always been there but you simply couldn't see it. Well, things like that happens regularly to those who are immersed on sports betting and what it means is that, at times, all that is required from you is to take a step away from betting and take a break. By doing that, you will be surprised by how easy things will come to you and that is because, sometimes, all the mind needs is a little break to get sharper.

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